"Crossing the array with the back water? If the battle is unfavorable, the army will be wiped out! God, are you going to ruin the Crusaders?"

The general leader of the Teutonic Knights kept shaking his head. He fought with the Mongols and knew what a terrible army the other party was.

"How could it be unfavorable?"

Chen Chongguan smiled coldly and calculated with his fingers: "Including the six artillery companies I brought, the Crusaders had a total of 15 artillery companies and 90 3-inch or 2-inch cannons. I believe they were enough to overwhelm the Mongols. There were 50,000 spearmen, all German mercenaries, quite elite, and formed a gun array to resist the impact of the Mongolian cavalry. There were 10,000 English longbowmen and Aztec musketeers, which was enough to fight against the Mongols' bows and arrows. And when artillery dominates, there was no need to worry about the Mongols' bows and arrows. 90 cannons that could fire shotguns can kill all archers!

As for the melee battles of the Mongols, 10,000 dismounted knights or dismounted heavy riders are enough to deal with them. When fighting alone, the Mongols are not the opponent of the knights."

"Fifty thousand spearmen, ten thousand archers and musketeers, ten thousand dismounted knights... Serris, do you want to defeat the millions of the Mongolian Khan with 60,000 people?"

King Louis IX of France looked at Chen Chongguan with some suspicion and admiration in his eyes.

"The Mongols cannot have that many without a million soldiers." Chen Chongguan said, "I estimate that Kublai Khan can mobilize an army of up to 300,000... The total population of the Mongols is only 200,000, and they are not all loyal to Kublai Khan."

"Even 300,000 is not much!" said Louis IX. "Can 60,000 people defeat them?"

"No!" Chen Chongguan said, "but it should be able to attract the Mongols to fight to the decisive battle... In this way, the remaining knights, heavy cavalry, light cavalry and crossbowmen can go around the back and launch an attack."

"If we go around the rear of the Mongols, their cavalry would have to fight with each other!" Louis IX was a little interested.

He knew that the knight's hand-to-hand combat ability was very strong, even higher than that of the Mamruks. He had fought with the Mamruks in Egypt, and knew that the hand-to-hand combat ability of the two sides was almost the same... Although his army was defeated by the Mamruks, it was not that the hand-to-hand combat ability was inferior to that of the opponent, but God's will.

However, the Mongols' bows and arrows pose a great threat to the cavalry wearing chain mail. Moreover, the Mongols are also good at using back-horse shooting to deal with Europa knights, who are at a disadvantage in their maneuver power. The Mongols will attack without wearing armor and use bows and arrows to deal with knights who basically have no projecting weapons. Although this move does not have much technical content, it makes the Europa knights who cannot ride and shoot very troublesome.

"The Mongols may also divide their troops!" The general leader of the Teutonic Knights frowned. "They will send a large number of light cavalry to conduct reconnaissance. Once we find that our cavalry crosses the river, we will immediately report their Khan. At that time, Kublai Khan will distribute 100,000 or more Mongolian cavalry to deal with us!"

"Are there still ten thousand Hungarian light cavalry?" Chen Chongguan said, "You can use them to control the battlefield and temporarily block the Mongols' vision. It doesn't take too long... A few hours will be enough for the cavalry to complete the detour. Because Europa has never had powerful light cavalry. So Kublai Khan could not spread out tens of thousands of light cavalry on one side of him to protect the battlefield. If you are still worried, you can let some Italian crossbowmen who can ride horses accompany the Hungarian light cavalry to shoot the Mongols' light cavalry with crossbows!"

This is obviously the only solution that allows Europa's knights to play a huge role in the battle to take place. If they can successfully detour the rear of the Mongolian army, they can at least force the Mongols into hand-to-hand combat. Tens of thousands of knights and heavy cavalry all have strong chain mail and shields, they are of great size and strength. They are also practiced boy skills for small exercises, and long swords for melee combat. If they are allowed to rush into the Mongolian army, it will definitely be enough for Kublai Khan to drink a pot.

Chen Chongguan looked at Louis IX, who was always ready to be martyred at any time, and said in Latin: "Your Majesty. This is the only solution to defeat the Mongols... Even if you lose in the end, you will lose after a fierce bloody battle! The winning Mongols will also pay a heavy price, and there may be tens of thousands of Mongols killed. Such casualties are enough to make Kublai Khan give up his plan to further invade Europa. Because the number of Mongols is too small, they cannot withstand major casualties. They were defeated in the Central Plains in the past because they could not bear huge casualties and evacuate voluntarily."

Kill tens of thousands of Mongolians at once, even if you pay twice the number of knights to be buried with you. The Europa people have achieved strategic victory. The Europa knights are easier to supplement than the Mongolian warriors. Most older knights have several married sons and illegitimate sons waiting to inherit the knight territory left by me. Young knights have many miserable brothers and cousins ​​who have no way out, and they hope that one of their knight relatives who have no heirs will die young.

Even if the tens of thousands of knights gathered by the Vistula River are all killed in battle, there will be as many knights to fill their vacancy in a blink of an eye. It will take at least twenty years to produce a living Mongolian warrior to replace a dead Mongolian warrior!

Moreover, Europa is a place that has been in a melee for thousands of years. People in many areas have a strong military tradition and are proud of being a soldier. Even if the knights die, they can easily recruit mercenaries to replace them.

'This plan will definitely cause heavy losses to the Europa knights... But if Europa has fewer knights and more mercenaries, the Mongols will not be a problem!' Edward, the Duke of Aquitaine, who sat behind Louis IX as the chief vassal, thought in his heart. He was one of the first Europa monarchs to realize that the knights were useless at all.

Although he thought so in his heart, he was full of confidence, "My Majesty!" He said to Louis IX in French, "I agree with the advice of Count Chen. I am willing to command the English longbowmen, Welsh spearmen and Aquitaine to attract the front of the Mongols."

Edward instinctively felt that it would be safer to stay with 60,000 spearmen, longbowmen, musketeers and 90 cannons!

Louis IX nodded slightly, and then turned to Emperor Alphonse I, "My Majesty, I think the plan of Count Chen is feasible. The knights of Christ will teach those pagans who dare to offend God with spears and swords!"

Alphonse I was silent for a while, obviously calculating gains and losses, and finally said slowly: "My Swabian Legion can be used for the front... The Iberian knights often dismounted and were good at using crossbows, so they could fight with the spearmen of the Swabian Legion."

According to the orders of the Catholic Church, crossbows cannot be used in "friendly matches" among Christians. Therefore, most Europa knights do not use crossbows, but the Iberian knights have fought with the Tianfang monks for hundreds of years and are naturally not subject to the "crossbow ban".

"It's great!" Louis IX focused his attention, "Then the troops that attract the enemy's front will be commanded by His Majesty the Emperor himself."

Alphonse I had no objection, "Then the detoured knights are unified and commanded by His Majesty the King."

Commanding a knight to detour is definitely a dangerous job, and you may become a saint. However, it is famous for the difficulty of commanding by the knight. On the Vistula front, the only figures who can drive tens of thousands of knights are Emperor Alphonse I and the perfect monster Louis IX of France. Now Alphonse is responsible for commanding the infantry in the front, so the detoured knights can only trouble Louis IX.

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"The Khan, the Europa army now gathered around a town called Waltshava, and built pontoon bridges on the nearby Vistula River and several fortresses were established on the east bank of the river."

Kublai Khan's large tent on the carriage had no more beauties and wine. Instead, he placed a long table and a map painted on parchment paper. He discussed combat plans with a group of military generals and advisers all day long.

An Tong, who was guarding outside the tent, walked in again to report the military newspaper he had just received. Now the Mongolian army is more than a hundred miles away from the Vistula River, but their horse-striking cavalry had already swam on the east bank of the Vistula River. The information of the Europa League was sent over like flowing water, and their every move could not be hidden from Kublai Khan.

"Building a bridge on the Vistula River? Could it be that these Europa people want to learn from the King of Chu Xiang Yu and play the trick of fighting against the enemy?"

"I can't be Xiang Yu even if I fight with my back, I can only be a drowned ghost who falls into the water!"

"Yes, this is the best opportunity for us to gather together the elite Europa in a fight!"

The Mongolian generals had no psychological pressure to bully the Europa knights. They were all eager to try and turned their attention to Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan just stared at the map, thought for a long time, looked at the golden hangman in the tent, and asked, "Na Hai, you have fought with the Europa for decades. When you know their virtual and real tactics, what do you think?"

Na Haihan smiled, "Khan, Europa's knights and mercenaries are not good at fighting, and they cannot compete with Mongolian warriors. But they have many people and can afford to die... If they cannot shock them from the beginning, they are afraid that the enemy will fight more and more. Therefore, my opinion is to fight a fierce battle by the Vistula River, so that they will be afraid of hearing our Mongolian name in the future!"

"I'm afraid of fraud!" Kublai Khan said.

Na Hai shook his head, "You don't have to be afraid of fraud! Europa's soldiers are weak and scattered, and they can't use any strategy... Now I'm afraid that they will avoid fighting, and will strengthen their walls and clear the world, and fight a protracted battle with us."

Kublai Khan nodded, Na Hai's view was the same as him! He was not afraid of a decisive battle, and the earlier he fought, the better the better! Because the Europa people were also improving, learning the Ming Dynasty's tactics and buying the Ming Dynasty's weapons. If time delayed, they might become as difficult as the Ming army.

As for what strategy the Europa used by the Vistula River, it doesn't matter at all. In front of the 300,000 Mongolian elites, no kind of strategy can be used!

At least now, the Mongols have enough strength to crush Europa!
Chapter completed!